# What does it mean that my payouts are paused or my payments are blocked? 

Your platform makes payouts to transfer funds from your Stripe account to your bank account or debit card through Stripe.
When your payouts are paused, you won't be able to transfer funds to your bank account, debit card, or any other external source.
When your payments are blocked, it means you can't receive payments through a platform that you work with.
## Paused Payout
Payouts may be paused if we are missing required information about your tax status or you have other outstanding requirements due for your account.
Your account may continue to receive payments while payouts are paused, but you won't be able to transfer the funds to your bank account, debit card, or any other external source.
If you have successfully submitted a W-8/W9 tax form through Stripe Express and there are no other outstanding requirements, your payouts should be unpaused within two business days.
## Blocked Payment
When your payments are blocked, it means you can't receive payments through a platform that you work with.
Payments may be blocked if we are still missing required information about your tax status or you have other outstanding requirements due for your account after pausing your payouts.
If you have successfully submitted a W-8/W-9 tax form through Stripe Express and there are no other outstanding requirements, your payments should be unblocked within two business days.
See Understanding the status of your payout for more information.